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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






2. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






3. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






4. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






5. What foods have high quality protein?






6. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






7. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






8. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






9. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






10. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






11. Sources of fats






12. How many calories/gram is protein?






13. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






14. What does DASH stand for?






15. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






16. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






17. What function is vitamin A?






18. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






19. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






20. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






21. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






22. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






23. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






24. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






25. Where can you get more vitamin D?






26. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






27. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






28. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






29. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






30. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






31. Fats can lead to some medical problems






32. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






33. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






34. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






35. What type of people need extra protein?






36. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






37. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






38. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






39. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






40. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






41. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






42. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






43. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






44. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






45. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






46. What function is vitamin D?






47. When does BMR increase?






48. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






49. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






50. What is normal albumin levels?